SpaceX, Asteroid and Tesla Roadster

An Amateur Astronomer Seemingly Spotted a New Asteroid. It Turned Out to Be a Tesla in Space
The car, launched in 2018 on a SpaceX rocket’s upper stage, is one of many human-made objects in deep space that could potentially be mistaken for natural celestial bodies
Mysterious New Asteroid Turns Out To Be Tesla Roadster in Space
The newly discovered asteroid, named 2018 CN41, turned out to be a Tesla launched into space by SpaceX in 2018.
Newly discovered asteroid turns out to be Tesla Roadster launched into space
Astronomers mistook a Tesla Roadster that was launched into orbit in 2018 for an asteroid earlier this month. The registry of what was thought to be an asteroid was soon deleted.
Astronomers announce discovery of new asteroid — only to learn it’s a Tesla sports car hurling through space
The Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Mass., officially registered the new space rock Jan. 2, saying it was spotted hurling through the final frontier roughly 150,000 miles from Earth, according
Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Still Out In Space 7 Years Later
Musk's car was accidentally and briefly classified as an asteroid in 2025. The International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center issued a bulletin on Jan. 2 announcing 2018 CN41 as a newly discovered near-Earth object.
Asteroid? Nope, It’s Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster Cruising Through Space
Less than 24 hours after the Minor Planet Center announced a new asteroid, it said the object was actually Musk's electric car launched into space as payload on a rocket.
Elon Musk’s Tesla Mistaken for Near-Earth Asteroid – Here’s Why!
In 2018, during the launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, Elon Musk sent a Tesla Roadster into space, which later led to some confusion.
Surprising asteroid turns out to be Tesla Roadster
A strange object recently spotted orbiting Earth has been identified as a Tesla Roadster. Caravan of explosives found in Sydney, fears of antisemitic attack planned These Are The World's Oldest Airlines That Still Fly More than 900 jobs to go as Millers,
Asteroid flying close to Earth turns out to be douchebag's car
Earlier this month, astronomers at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reported discovery of an asteroid passing Earth as as 150,000 miles away. A citizen scientist first noticed the object that,
Elon Musk says Tesla will launch a robotaxi service in Austin this June
Tesla will introduce a paid autonomous ride-hailing service in Austin, Elon Musk said during an earnings call discussing the ...
Elon Musk says he’s sleeping in his DOGE office in DC, report says
Elon Musk has reportedly told people he’s been sleeping in his Washington, D.C., government office, where he’s working to build Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. The DOGE ...
Tesla’s Profit Fell Sharply Last Year
The electric car company run by Elon Musk is facing increasing competition, but investors have focused mostly on the ...
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Elon Musk knows how to hold a grudge – Sam Altman beware
Elon Musk, the eccentric but undeniably influential CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has recently found himself at odds with some ...
CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk says ‘I will never quit diet coke’; internet users react
Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, recently posted on X (formerly Twitter) about his love for Diet Coke. He ...
Elon Musk and His Allies Storm Into Washington and Race to Reshape It
The billionaire and his Silicon Valley associates landed in the capital and immediately moved to cut the size of the federal ...
Tesla investors want answers about Optimus and robotaxis — and whether Elon Musk's push into politics will hurt the EV giant
In an online forum for shareholders ahead of Tesla's fourth-quarter earnings, investors clamored for details about Elon ...
Tesla misses earnings estimates on weak sales and thinning profit margins
Tesla posted a rare earnings miss for the last quarter of 2024, coupled with disappointing results amid weak sales and revenue leading to thinning profit margins.